Benjamin Berkowitz is an associate in Foley's Washington, D.C. office. He practices in the firm's Chemical & Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical and International Practices, as well as the Life Sciences and Nanotechnology Industry Teams.
Dr. Berkowitz has experience counseling clients on legal and strategic issues related to intellectual property, drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the U.S. and abroad, and evaluating intellectual property for due diligence analyses and freedom to operate opinions. Dr. Berkowitz has prosecuted a variety of chemical, biochemical and mechanical patents, in a broad spectrum of technologies including: plant molecular biology, antibodies, chemical sensors, optical equipment, small molecules, polymers, and pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Berkowitz received his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2004. While in law school, he interned for Judge Arthur Gajarsa at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Dr. Berkowitz has a Ph.D. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University (2001) and a B.S. in chemical engineering from Columbia University (1994).
Dr. Berkowitz is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Patent Office.
Publications:
Berkowitz B, Huang DB, Chen-Park FE, Sigler PB, Ghosh G, "The x-ray crystal structure of the NF-kappa B p50.p65 heterodimer bound to the interferon beta -kappa B site," J Biol Chem. 2002 Jul 5;277(27):24694-700.
